People Programs Partner

About Checkr
Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work. We've designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers. Established in 2014, Checkr puts modern technology powered by machine learning in the hands of hiring teams, helping to hire great new people with an experience that’s fast, smooth, and safe. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable. 

A career at Checkr means collaborating with brilliant minds, disrupting an industry, and opening channels of employment to often overlooked candidates. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About the team/role

The People Programs team at Checkr specializes in designing and implementing programs and processes to achieve long and short-term strategic goals that enhance Checkr’s performance and culture. The People Program Partner owns a program portfolio that aligns with those goals. They give detailed attention to program strategy, project delegation, and implementation, including content creation and training. They are responsible for change management and developing methods for measuring effectiveness. They will partner with other People team members to develop, assess, facilitate, and lead programs and processes to support business objectives and strategy implementation. 

The program portfolio this role will oversee includes but isn’t limited to Performance Management Cycles (annual, mid-year, and quarterly programs), Job Leveling Architecture & Competencies Framework, Engagement Surveys & Insights, Goal Management, Talent Review & Succession Planning. This role will also involve vendor management. 

To be successful in this role, experience working in the People space and People-related programs is required. ​​The ability to create and scale brand-new programs and evolve existing ones encompass skills such as identifying organizational needs, building and launching company-wide initiatives, facilitation, strong written and verbal communication skills, and effectively managing stakeholders.

If you are motivated by leveraging existing programming and putting your mark on the future of People Programs, this is for you! 

What you'll do:

• Advise on existing programs and create and manage new programs. 
• Manage programs from concept to execution, including change management, communications, content creation, training facilitation, and manage the project team to ensure key milestones are met.  
• Work with business leaders and stakeholders across the People Team to understand programming needs at Checkr.
• Partner with leadership to evolve our performance management programs and foster a culture where doing the best work of your career is at the top of Checkr employees’ and managers' minds. 
• Evaluate People programs and make recommendations to senior leadership on changes in strategy and approach.

What you bring  

• 3-5 years of experience managing programs/projects for HR teams that align with an organization’s top priorities.
• Experience presenting executives with written program proposals, retrospectives, and insights.
• End-to-end program management experience from needs assessment, design, development, and facilitation.
• Experience identifying, evaluating, and mitigating risks that could negatively impact a program’s outcome.
• Comfort working closely with executive leadership by presenting ideas, analysis, and recommendations to them directly and iterating on their feedback. 
• Excellent relationship builder and strong stakeholder management and experience partnering with different parts of the People and Business teams.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment where priorities and projects frequently shift. Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions in uncertain or rapidly evolving situations is required.
• Possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly and effectively convey complex ideas to diverse audiences. Adept at tailoring messages to suit the context and the audience, whether in presentations, reports, or everyday interactions. Demonstrates active listening and the ability to engage in meaningful dialogue, ensuring clarity, understanding, and alignment.

What you’ll get

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and paren